Mission: Food Insecurity

Posted on Aug 9, 2024 by Kris Turner in Mission Blog | 20

Minnie’s Food Pantry

Did you know that one in eight Texans experience food insecurity? According to Feeding Texas website, which gives us that statistic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. The USDA also explains hunger is different. “Hunger is a personal, physical sensation of discomfort, while food insecurity is a lack of available financial resources for food at the level of the household.”

How does Grace PC help with this problem? By donating our time and other resources in helping agencies such as Minnie’s Food Pantry located in Plano. Many Grace members have volunteered to load boxes of food into vehicles, pack boxes, unfold and tape boxes, sort cans of food, and help in the boutique. Whatever the staff at Minnie’s needs us to do we do it. Our next date to help at Minnie’s is September 7^th.

Minnie’s also has need for toiletry bags, cereal, peanut butter, and Spaghetti’ O’s. Watch for announcements for our gathering of these items in the future. And check out this link to learn more about Minnie’s Food Pantry and how it began. https://minniesfoodpantry.org/

The Outreach Program

In October, mission committee will host a food packing event with The Outreach Program, formally known as Numana. We currently have a plan to pack 18,900 meals to send to Haiti. Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton co-founded The Outreach Program. It does more than food, according to their website, they are involved in medical care, clean water, and education. Kathy and Floyd have received awards from President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush. Check out their website to learn about what the awards were for and what else this busy organization is doing. outreachprogram.org

For information on Minnie’s Food Pantry or The Outreach Program contact Helen Blacklock

The Little Food Pantry

Grace’s own Little Food Pantry (LFP) helps our neighbors closer to home who are food insecure. Thank you all for bringing food to restock the LFP.

Well, I hope you learned a little about food insecurity and consider making space to volunteer in any or all these projects.

Helen Blacklock